Shearwaters and Petrels
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Panama.
- Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia (A)
- Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni (A)
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea (A)
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus (A)
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus navitatis (A)
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus (A)
- Townsend's Shearwater Puffinus auricularis (A)
- Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Panama